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HOW TO USE PEN DRIVE AS RAM IN XP WITHOUT ANY SOFTWARE.

2011-08-13T11:30:00.000-07:00

First insert your pendrive,right click on MY COMPUTER, select PROPERTIES, select ADVANCED,select SETTING, SELECT ADVANCED, NOW select "CHANGE" and now u select the drive letter of ur pendrive above, then select the CUSTOMIZE SIZE tab here u give the amount regarding ur pendrive size in MB, AFTER GIVING THIS.....
COMPUTER NEEDS TO RESTART TO TAKE EFFECT.....THATS ALL

HOW TO CHECK WINDOWS ACTIVATION

2011-07-28T12:41:00.000-07:00

YOU CAN CHECK WETHER YOU ARE USING AN ACTIVATED WINDOWS OR NOT.

START – RUN
TYPE oobe/msoobe /a
If your windows is not activated the activation window appears and seeks activation.

If it is activated a “WINDOWS IS ALREADY ACTIVATED” window appears

HOW TO CREATE A MESSAGE SCREEN IN WINDOWS THAT APPEAR BEFORE YOU LOGON

2011-07-28T12:13:00.000-07:00

NOTE: Before doing this you have to make a backup of your Registry.

Making a backup of Registry
START – RUN
Type - regedit click OK
File Export
Change the export range to ALL
Give a File Name and Save.
Double click on the saved file to Restore Registry.
STEPS
START – RUN
Type - regedit click OK
Expand HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINES
Expand SOFTWARE
Expand Microsoft
Expand Windows NT
Expand current version
Click Winlogon
Double click Legal Notice Caption
Give the Caption
Double click Legal Notice Text
Give the Text that you want to display
Restart your machine.

HOW TO MAKE A LAN CONNECTION BETWEEN TWO COMPUTERS

2011-07-28T12:07:00.000-07:00

Here describes to make a Peer to Peer connection between two computers

COMPONENTS REQUIRED

LAN CARD OR BUILT IN LAN IN TWO SYSTEMS

CROSS CRIMPED CABLE (EASILY AVAILABLE IN COMPUTER HARDWARE SHOP)

IN TWO SYSTEMS

Make sure your LAN card or built in LAN is properly installed and working.

Plug the two ends in the LAN port of the two systems.

IN FIRST SYSTEM

Start-control panel-Network connections

Right click Local area connection and select properties.

NOTE: Local area connection icon appears only if your LAN card driver is installed

In General tab select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click Properties

Select Use the following IP address

TO KNOW ABOUT IP ADDRESS CLICK HERE

Give the IP address and Subnet mask.

(Eg: 192.168.10.11 subnet is 255.255.255.0)

Click ok

In the local area connection properties Tick the “show icon in notification area when connected”

Click Close

Start – control panel- system

Select computer name tab click Change button

Give a suitable name in Computer name box

(Eg: sys 1)

Change the Workgroup to a desired name

(Eg: home)

Click OK then Apply- OK

Welcome message appear System seeks restart

Restart the system.

IN SECOND SYSTEM

Start-control panel-Network connections

Right click Local area connection and select properties.

NOTE: Local area connection icon appears only if your LAN card driver is installed

In General tab select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click Properties

Select Use the following IP address

Give IP address with same Network ID with Different Host ID

(Eg: 192.168.10.12 subnet is 255.255.255.0)

Click OK

In the local area connection properties Tick the “show icon in notification area when connected”

Click Close

Start – control panel- system

Select computer name tab click Change button

Give a suitable name in Computer name box that not same as in First System

(Eg: sys 2)

Change the Workgroup to a desired name that same as in the First System

(Eg: home)

Click OK then Apply- OK

Welcome message appear System seeks restart

Restart the system

YOUR SHARED FOLDER IS NOW AVAILABLE BETWEEN TWO SYSTEMS

If no connection is between two computers disable Firewall.

HOW TO CHECK WETHER SMPS IS WORKING OR NOT.

2011-07-28T11:23:00.000-07:00

Take a small piece of wire and connect one end in GREEN wire port and other in the BLACK. Switch ON the supply if the fan in the smps is working the smps is good. If not open the cover and check whether the Capacitors inside the Smps is bulged on the top. If bulged replace the capacitor with the same value of the earlier.Check the voltages with a multimeter.

SMPS CONNECTORS

Amphenol connector gives power supply to Mother Board
Mole x gives power supply to IDE drives
Mini Molex gives power supply to floppy drive.

SMPS WIRES IN ATX

WIRE                                      VOLTAGE                              FUNCTION

Black                                                   0                                 Ground
Blue                                                   -12                               Serial Data
Brown/Violet                                    +3.3                               Sensor
Gray                                                   +5                                Power good supply
Green                                                +5                                 Power supply on/off
Orange                                              +3.3                            D Ram Refreshing
Purple                                                +5                                Stored by voltage
White                                                  -5                                Refreshing Ram
Yellow                                                +12                              Motor Rotation
Red                                                     +5                               Logic circuit

Computer Support Long Beep Sound No Display on Compter monitor

2011-07-21T10:08:00.000-07:00

Sometimes a Computer gives a Long Beep sound continuously and no display will be available one the Computer Monitor screen with blank.

Solution : 1. Make sure that the Ram on the Mother board is properly seated.

2. If the above does not work Replace another Ram of the Same speed will work

How to Delete Startup Items in xp

2011-07-21T10:06:00.000-07:00

To delete starup items Just follow this steps :

Click "Start Menu" - Go to "Run" - Type "msconfig"

goto "startup tab" uncheck the unwanted software applications there. so when the system boots up no unwanted applications will load when desktop appears.

Caution : Donot Uncheck all items, otherwise your system may wont bootup , uncheck only unwanted software applications.

Disk Read Error Press "ctrl + alt +del" to Restart

2011-07-21T10:00:00.000-07:00

This it the Most comman Problem that Many Hard disk will get Due to media reading problem of the Hard disks. This problem repeat many times when even after pressing ctrl+alt+del button.

Solution : 1. Give the Hard disk for Warranty if your Hard disk is in warranty

2. Replacing the Hard disk data-cable some time will rectify the problem of the Hard disk.

3. Try to use the DM ( Disk Management ) utility that comes with Win-98 cd for Seagate Hard disks only, if you Have some other Hard disks like Samsung, Maxtor, Western digital try to use the low level format of the Hard disk tools that comes with Hiren's Boot Cd. Its is a very useful and freeware cd, which has many Hard disk tools...

PC keeps on Restarting What is the Problem

2011-07-21T09:55:00.000-07:00

It is a comman problem that every pc user will definitely get this problem. There may be lot of reasons for this problem. You might get this type of problems :

System gets Restarted Showing " Start windows Normally "
System gets Restats without stop like a loop.
Sytem is infected by "Virus"

Solution : For the First one the proble is most likely to the Operating system problem, if it is try to reinstall the operating system. or when you install a new Harware and when this Hardware might be problem Like installing Ram, try that the ram is properly reseated and working Ram. For the above second problem when the Processor gets over Heated the system gets Restarted, check if it is overheating. Try using Heatsink paste and replacing an Heatsink will solve the problem. It may also be a motherboard problem, the processor get heated due to motherboard problem, try replacing the processor and check it. And the most common problem when the system reboots itself is SMPS (Power Sullply) Try replacing the SMPS will solve the problem.

And Finally if your system may be restarted due to Virus Problem ,Format the C: drive (OS drive) and clean your system with the Latest Definition Anti virus Like Quick Heal Antivirus (Recommended by me) , Kaspersky or E-set Nod32.

Computer CMOS Error How to fix it

2011-07-21T09:52:00.000-07:00

The most common cmos error that every pc will get is that "cmos checksum error press F1 to continue".

Whenever you get this error message don't be afraid its just the problem with the CMOS battery that is located on the motherboard. When the CMOS battery on the Motherboard is not working this is the error message you will get when you turn on your Computer.And another problem with the CMOS battery you will find is that when your system loads into windows you will no be able to set the correct time on the taskbar corner. Even if you set the correct time in the windows it will not be saved and it will show some other time rather than the current time. This is because CMOS battery is used to save the date and time of the Computer.

Solution : Replacing the CMOS battery will definitely solve the problem and you will not be asked to press F1 every time when you turn on your computer.

Awesome Computer Tricks That You May Have Never Seen Before

2011-07-17T11:33:00.000-07:00

Many of you may have probably seen these computer tricks before but I’m hoping that there are still some who’ll be amazed with what I’m going to show you. These are some of the most popular and really amazing computer tricks that I collected from the internet. I know you’re excited to see these tricks so I’m going to show it to you now. Check this out:

For Windows PC users:

1. What’s with the word “CON”?

Try to create a folder anywhere you like (i.e. desktop, my documents).
Rename the folder with CON and see what will happen.
Try to rename other files (i.e. images, documents) with CON. Still, it doesn’t change right?

2. What’s up with “BUSH”?

Open your notepad.
Type “Bush hid the facts” without the “ “.
Save it and open it again.

3. Test the strength of your anti-virus

Do you want to know if your anti-virus is really protecting your PC? Open your notepad and copy-paste this code “X50!P%@AP[4\PZX54(P^)7CC)7}EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE!$H+H*” without “”.
Save the file as eicar.com. If your anti-virus is really protecting your PC, it will warn you about this “virus tester”.

NOTE: This isn’t harmful to your PC. This is just a simple test to check if your anti-virus can detect virus.

Most Useful Windows Shortcut Keys

2011-07-17T11:25:00.000-07:00

ALT+ENTER (View the properties for the selected item)

ALT+F4 (Close the active item, or quit the active program)

ALT+ENTER (Display the properties of the selected object)

ALT+SPACEBAR (Open the shortcut menu for the active window)

CTRL+F4 (Close the active document in programs that enable you to have multiple documents open simultaneously)

ALT+TAB (Switch between the open items)

ALT+ESC (Cycle through items in the order that they had been opened)

F6 key (Cycle through the screen elements in a window or on the desktop)

F4 key (Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer)

SHIFT+F10 (Display the shortcut menu for the selected item)

ALT+SPACEBAR (Display the System menu for the active window)

CTRL+ESC (Display the Start menu)

ALT+Underlined letter in a menu name (Display the corresponding menu)
Underlined letter in a command name on an open menu (Perform the corresponding command)

SHIFT+DELETE (Delete the selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin)

CTRL while dragging an item (Copy the selected item) CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item (Create a shortcut to the selected item)

F2 key (Rename the selected item)

CTRL+RIGHT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word)

CTRL+LEFT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word)

CTRL+DOWN ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph)

CTRL+UP ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph)

CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Highlight a block of text)

SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text in a document)

Windows Logo+SHIFT+M (Restore the minimized windows)

Windows Logo+E (Open My Computer)

Windows Logo+F (Search for a file or a folder)

CTRL+Windows Logo+F (Search for computers)

Windows Logo+F1 (Display Windows Help)

Windows Logo+ L (Lock the keyboard)

Windows Logo+R (Open the Run dialog box)

Windows Logo+U (Open Utility Manager)

Accessibility Keyboard Shortcuts

Right SHIFT for eight seconds (Switch FilterKeys either on or off)

Left ALT+left SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN (Switch High Contrast either on or off)

Left ALT+left SHIFT+NUM LOCK (Switch the MouseKeys either on or off)

How to Operate Mouse Pointer Without Mouse (Magic)

2011-07-17T11:13:00.000-07:00

This trick is a user contributed. The information might have been copied and pasted exactly as what user posted.
Proceed at your own risks.

You have Mouse Problem ?? No Problem

I will give you suggestion

Press Left Alt + Left Shift + Num Lock Button + Ok

with the help of Numeric Keypad e.g ( Press and Hold the following Keys )

7 8 9 4 6 1 2 3

For Normal Click Press 5

Default
Left Alt + Left Shift + Num Lock

How to enable "FOLDER OPTION" Iin WINDOWS XP.

2011-06-25T10:28:00.000-07:00

Many times Windows users face a common problem. The “Folder Options” in “Tools” menu is not visible. Even It can’t be accessed from Control Panel. Also “Registry Editor” is disabled.
Follow the simple steps mentioned in this tutorial and your problem will be solved:

1. If Folder Options is disabled but Registry Editor is still working in your system, then you can enable Folder Options by editing Windows Registry.
Type regedit in RUN dialog box and press Enter.
it’ll open Registry Editor, now go to following keys:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Policies\ExplorerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Policies\Explorer
In right-side pane, check whether a DWORD value named NoFolderOptions exists or not? If it exists, delete it.

How to "Delete administrator Password" without any software

2011-06-25T10:23:00.000-07:00

Method 1

Boot up with DOS and delete the sam.exe and sam.log files from Windows\system32\config in your hard drive. Now when you boot up in NT the password on your built-in administrator account which will be blank (i.e No password). This solution works only if your hard drive is FAT kind.

Method 2

Step 1. Put your hard disk of your computer in any other pc .Step 2. Boot that computer and use your hard disk as a secondary hard disk (D'nt boot as primary hard disk ).Step 3. Then open that drive in which the victim’s window(or your window) is installed.Step 4. Go to location windows->system32->configStep 5. And delete SAM.exe and SAM.log
Step 6. Now remove hard disk and put in your computer.
Step 7. And boot your computer :-)

How to Pin a drive to the taskbar in Windows 7

2011-01-04T07:07:00.001-08:00

The taskbar isn't just for apps and documents. With just a few seconds work you can pin drive icons there, too.

Right-click an empty part of the desktop, select New > Text File, and rename the file to drive.exe. Drag and drop this onto your taskbar, then delete the original file.

Right-click your new "drive.exe" taskbar button, then right-click its file name and select Properties. Change the contents of both the Target and Start In boxes to point at the drive or folder of your choice, perhaps click Change Icon to choose an appropriate drive icon, and you're done - that drive or folder is now available at a click.

DriveC

How to Customise the log-on screen in Windows 7

2011-01-04T07:02:00.000-08:00

Changing the Windows log-on screen used to involve some complicated and potentially dangerous hacks, but not any more - Windows 7 makes it easy.

First, browse to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Authentication\LogonUI\Background in REGEDIT, double-click the DWORD key called OEMBackground (not there? Create it) and set its value to 1.

Now find a background image you'd like to use. Make sure it's less than 256KB in size, and matches the aspect ratio of your screen as it'll be stretched to fit.

Next, copy that image into the %windir%\system32\oobe\info\backgrounds folder (create the info\backgrounds folders if they don't exist). Rename the image to backgroundDefault.jpg, reboot, and you should now have a custom log-on image.

Alternatively, use a free tweaking tool to handle everything for you. Logon Changer displays a preview so you can see how the log-on screen will look without rebooting, while the Logon Screen Rotator accepts multiple images and will display a different one every time you log on.

How to Enable virtual Wi-Fi in Windows 7

2011-01-04T07:00:00.000-08:00

Windows 7 includes a little-known new feature called Virtual Wi-Fi, which effectively turns your PC or laptop into a software-based router. Any other Wi-Fi-enabled devices within range - a desktop, laptop, an iPod perhaps - will "see" you as a new network and, once logged on, immediately be able to share your internet connection.

This will only work if your wireless adapter driver supports it, though, and not all do. Check with your adapter manufacturer and make sure you've installed the very latest drivers to give you the best chance.

Once you have driver support then the easiest approach is to get a network tool that can set up virtual Wi-Fi for you. Virtual Router (below) is free, easy to use and should have you sharing your internet connection very quickly.

Virtual router

If you don't mind working with the command line, though, maybe setting up some batch files or scripts, then it's not that difficult to set this up manually. See Turn your Windows 7 laptop into a wireless hotspot for more.

RENAME THE START MENU IN XP

2010-09-24T03:47:00.000-07:00

To rename the start button, you will need a hex editor.
My preference is UltraEdit

Copy the \windows\explore.exe file to a new name (e.g. explorer_1.exe)
With the hex editor, open that file and go to offset 412b6
You will see the word start with blanks between each letter
Edit it be any 5 characters or less
Save the file
Boot to DOS
Copy the existing c:\windows\explorer.exe to explorer.org
Copy explorer_1.exe to explorer.exe
You will also need to replace the explorer.exe in the c:\windows\system32\dllcache file as well with the new one.
Note: If the partition is NTFS and you can't access the files from DOS:

Start Regedit
Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows NT \ CurrentVersion \ Winlogon.
Change the value of Shell from Explorer.exe to explorer_1.exe

Remove "Help and Support" link from XP Start Menu

2010-09-24T03:43:00.000-07:00

To remove the Help and Support link from XP Start Menu, try this:
Right-click Taskbar, choose Properties
In the Start Menu tab, click Customize
Select the Advanced tab
Uncheck Help and Support option.
Click OK, OK and close the dialog

For Windows Classic Start menu, you may need to modify the registry directly:
Click Start, Run and type Regedit.exe
Navigate to the following location:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Explorer \ Advanced
In the right-pane, create a new REG_DWORD value named NoStartMenuHelp
Double-click NoStartMenuHelp and set it's value to 1
Close Regedit.

Convert FAT to NTFS file system

2010-09-24T03:39:00.000-07:00

To convert a FAT partition to NTFS, perform the following steps.
Click Start, click Programs, and then click Command Prompt.
In Windows XP, click Start, click Run, type cmd and then click OK.
At the command prompt, type CONVERT [driveletter]: /FS:NTFS.
Convert.exe will attempt to convert the partition to NTFS.

NOTE: Although the chance of corruption or data loss during the conversion from FAT to NTFS is minimal, it is best to perform a full backup of the data on the drive that it is to be converted prior to executing the convert command. It is also recommended to verify the integrity of the backup before proceeding, as well as to run RDISK and update the emergency repair disk (ERD).

ENABLE-DISABLE Task Manager

2010-09-24T03:35:00.000-07:00

Start Regedit
Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Policies\System
Create the Dword value DisableTaskMgr
Give it a value of 0 to enable it
Give it a vaule of 1 to disable it

Lock & unlock your folder without any software!

2010-09-24T03:30:00.000-07:00

Procedure :
1. Make a folder on the desktop and name it as "folder"
2. Now, open notepad and write ren folder folder.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D} and now (Notepad Menu) File>save as.
3. In the 'save as' name it as lock.bat and click save ! (Save it on Desktop)
4. Now, again open notepad again and write ren folder.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D} folder and now (Notepad Menu) File>save as.
5. In the 'save as' name it as key.bat and click save ! (Save it on Desktop)
6. Now, double click lock.bat to lock the folder and now if you open your folder, control panel will open up !
7. Now, double click key.bat to open the folder and now if you open your folder, you can access your data inside the folder again !
8. Lock your folder and hide the key.bat somewhere else on your hard disk !
9. Whenever you want to open your folder just paste the key.bat on desktop & open your folder using it !

FIX NO AUDIO DEVICE

2010-09-24T00:42:00.000-07:00

1. go to "Run"

2.Type "services.msc" (press OK)

3.After pressing OK. A window will appear, here you find "Windows Audio"

4.now right click on "Windows Audio" and select "Properties"

5.A Window will appear, HERE Startup Type: is "DISABLED"

6.Now change the type to "AUTOMATIC".

7. Now "APPLY" & "OK"

ENJOY...

HOW TO fix- NTLDR missing

2010-09-24T00:10:00.000-07:00

1.Place Windows cd in drive and reboot to the cd so we can enter recovery console.

2.Now Enter BIOS by pressing F2 or Del to Enter BIOS & change first boot to CDROM.

3.Now Windows setup start. Here we get threee option like

    *To set up Windows XP now, press ENTER.
    *To repair a Windows XP installation using Recovery Console, press R.
    *To quit Setup without installing Windows XP, press F3.

4.We select second option "To repair a Windows XP installation using Recovery Console, press R"

5.Now come "The recovery console provides system repair and recovery functionality.
        Type EXIT to quit the Recovery console and restart the computer. Press ENTER.

6.After pressing ENTER 1: c:\WINDOWS
            Which Windows installation would you like to log onto
            <To cancel, press ENTER>? {here you press 1 }
            Type the Administrator password:
            c:\WINDOWS>X: (Here X= Your CD Drive letter)

            X:\>dir (Press ENTER)

7.After pressing ENTER, X:\>copy I386\NTLDR C:\ (press ENTER)

8.X:\>copy I386\NTDETECT.COM C:\ (Press ENTER)

9.X:\>dir c:\ (Press ENTER)

10.X:\>exit. (now your problem is solved) ENJOY